Smiles, Samuel <br/><br/>
Self-Help: With Illustrations of Conduct and Perserverance 

 - New Delhi  Fingerprint Classics  2016 
 - 360 
<br/><br/> “The poor man with rich spirit is in all ways superior to <br/>the rich man with a poor spirit.”<br/>From promoting thrift while criticizing materialism to asserting the importance of character, morality, hard work and perseverance in achieving success, Samuel Smile’s Self-Help instils in its readers, a desire to succeed.<br/>A precursor of self-help literature, it identifies the capacity for self-improvement, especially in the working class and draws upon the success stories of the inspiring and self-made millionaires.<br/>Self-Help has been called ‘the bible of mid-Victorian liberalism.’ This masterpiece became an instant bestseller and continues to inspire and ignite its readers. 
<br/><br/>Contents:<br/>1. Self-Help-National and Individual<br/>2. Leaders of Industry- Inventors and Producers<br/>3. Three Great Potters- Pallissy, Bottgher, Wedgwood<br/>4. Application and Perseverance<br/>5. Helps and Opportunities Scientific Pursuits<br/>6. Workers in Art<br/>7. Industry and The Peerage<br/>8. Energy and Courage<br/>9. Men of Business<br/>10. Money- Its Use and Abuse<br/>11. Self-Culture- Facilities and Difficulties<br/>12. Example- Models<br/>13. Character- The True Gentleman<br/> 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>978-81-7599-346-4 
<br/><br/><label>Publisher. No.: </label> Allied Informatics, Jaipur 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Psychology<br/>Entrepreneurship
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>158.1  / SMI